Travel
From Fuzzy Box of Kittens to Pure Screaming Hell, the rapids on the Gauley live up to – and beyond – their unique monikers.
Sitting on a school bus rolling down a winding mountain road, I listen intently as our guide gives out valuable advice.
“When you’re out there, you’re going to see these weird kayakers, some with cameras recording your trip,” he nods with a grin at someone sitting in the front of the bus. “If they get in the way, remember, you’re bigger then they are – just run ’em over.”
Downtown is the heart of the community, where the newspaper, the post office, the banks, the diners are – the commerce and trade that keep the community alive.
In many Blue Ridge towns, and across the country, downtown nearly died. With the coming of ...
Many readers are familiar with quirky festivals involving possums, woolly worms and roadkill. With more than 30 nominees in the “Favorite Quirky Festival” category, a few more bizarre – though perhaps less well known – events stood out.
Our readers voted the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, Tenn., as best museum, but among the many suggestions were some intriguing destinations,
In an era when many orchards are being chopped into one-acre lots, Levering Orchard celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
The Paramount came up among our reader’s favorites for best restored theater, but the votes were enigmatic. Some specified town names,
A vote for the intriguing Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory showed up in the “Best Birdwatching” category, so we investigated.
